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"Everyone is a genius. Buit if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its who life believing that it is stupid."                                                                                   - Einstein


Weekly Blast                  

Monday, August 20^th    

       8:00AM-12:00PM                 Jenny & Krista  District Mtg                                    

Tuesday, August 21^st    

       ⁶:30PM-8:30PM                   PTO Mtg @ Gold Mine Rm                       

Wednesday, August 22^nd   
                                                    Staff Development Topic - Review School Goals for 2012-2013 
      8:00AM-10:00AM                Assistant Principal Mtg - Libby        

Thursday, August 23^{rd        
                                                        No Staff Mtg.}

      8:00AM-12:00PM                K-12 Principal Mtg - Jenny

Friday, August 24^th

     12:00PM-2:00PM                Sped Meeting       

Reminders...PLEASE

•  Provide Kristi with your list of students who need the Cogat by the end of the day on Tuesday       
•  Make sure your attendance is in by 9:30.  If your computer is down send a paper copy to the office.
   The office makes calls to the parents of unexcused students at 9:45 so the information is needed.      
•  Send students to the office with red slip. Be mindful of frequent fliers to the health room.
•  Remember recycling pick-up is on Mondays
•  Complete the online training for abuse and neglect reporting  by August 24.  Click here to access the 
   link for the training. 

Opportunities 
• A Teacher representative is needed for our School Advisory Council. The commitment is one 
  evening a month. See Jenny if you are interested.
  
• Fifth grade teachers - Please let Jenny know if any of your students are interested in serving on a 
  safety patrol. Students' responsibilities would include assisting young student in finding their lines 
  before school and reminding students to be safe in the hallways etc. Please let us know if you have
  any takers.

Go For the Gold!
•  Thank you for a wonderful fire drill practice! We moved 720 students out of the building quickly and 
    safely.

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:  Lacy/Marchese             Friday Treats:  1^st and 2nd

Morning Announcements:  Fleet          Recycling:  Fleet

Morning Supervision:  Steckler, Hoff, Murray-Close, Simpson, Fleet, Kramer

A Look Ahead

Monday, August 27^th    
Tuesday, August 28th    

Wednesday, August 29th   

                                                         Staff Development Topic
Thursday, August 30th        

        ^{8:00AM-8:50AM                 First Monthly Staff Mtg.} 

Friday, August 31st

                                                        DRA Tests Due 
       8:00AM-8:50AM                  RtI Committee Mtg. 

Wednesday Recap

Celebrations- Yippee for... 

·       Smaller class sizes!

·       Great new teammates!

·       Cooperative learning strategies!

·       Teaching and having students respond…I’m doing it!

·       Our team!

·       Everything running smoothly!

·       Less stressed!

·       Students loving to write!

·       Capturing and building on smart thinking!

·       Everyone wanting to share their thinking and ideas!

Emergenetics has...

·       Taken away frustration

·       Allowed me to think about what other people need

·       Been eye-opening

·       Allowed me to create lessons from different lenses

·       Allowed me to be flexible with the ways students express and communicate 

·       Allowed me to see who’s the thinker, doer and reflector in the group

·       Made me more conscientious of others

·       Promoted building-wide conversations

·       Given us a smart lens from which to apply professional development